PR disasters thread 24

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

What more summer shenanigans await us from the Montecito duo?

RAVEC won’t cave.
Theyhve their hands full ATM in the wake of the political murder of Anne Widdicome. Any spare PPOs will be being used to guard Reform MPs- Who are much much more a target for nutters than HAM nd the Hamlets.
The Home Office won’t give Harry a second thought - he really is inconsequential.

If it was the Sussexes……………..

Oh my goodness. That’s it in a nutshell.

Bloody hell they just can’t shut up! Is that an article in The People every day?

My favourite quote is “It is a crying shame. Meghan and Harry could have been absolutely transformative for the royal family.””

I mean WTF!!

Who was it who said that Meghan didn’t want to go back to being the face the RF ??

RAVEC are not going to cave in IMHO. The past 10 days has undermined his case substantially

• Harry managed to move around the country doing fake royal things without problem
• HAM events no longer get big crowds - more journalists than public - even when HAM PR called police, an unarmed WPC could control with a bemused "look"
• Invictus events seemed to be sparsely attended
• nobody knew where Harry was staying and if they did they weren't bothered!
• HAM and the hamlets managed to enter the country, enter Highgrove, leave Highgrove and go to wherever without anyone knowing
• the weeks of "will they - won't they" drama has backfired - people are fed up with it and don't really care 6½ years after their departure

There is also the question of where Harry's total obsession with armed RPOs comes from? When was the last time and RPO had to fire their weapon in the line of duty?
... the answer is 1974 - 52 years ago - the Princess Anne attempted kidnapping
... yet she lives most of her life without security
... perhaps Harry needs to practice his resilience - like he was preaching last week 🙄

This is absolutely absurd. They both genuinely believe they can get back to being working royals

I mean, if they were completely different people to whom they have shown themselves to be in the last 6 or so years, then perhaps?

Meanwhile, in the real world, I think the royal family should be relieved they voted with their feet…

H&M could have played a very useful role within the WRF if they had chosen to. They chose not to . Given their current popularity in the UK in polls re the RF , I think that ship has sailed.

They had a brilliant hand of cards and they played them badly , in my view.

I don't think there are many people ( of those who give two hoots ) who on balance don't think the meeting was done entirely on KC's terms.

Idly watching YouTube here. PH is being torn apart over his latest podcast. He really needs to get out of the spotlight for a while

But why would anyone buy through any of these third party take a cut sellers? If I liked something I’d go straight to the manufacturer/designer website. Probably get it at a lesser price too.

Last time an RPO fired was when the man tried to kidnap Princess Anne on The Mall- about 1974 from memory.

I agree

I think they were completely blinded by those initial offers from Netflix/Spotify and didn't even consider that these huge sums would not be offered forever - I doubt if Harry ever realised that this wasn't money for "them" but they'd have to pay production costs out of it

It doesn’t really matter what US publications say though, as if not popular in the U.K., they won’t be welcomed back as working royals. I just don’t know if the Sussexes have realised that yet.

Yes that was the last time - and Princess Anne lives very happily without security most of the time.

Even when the Queen was shot at (Trooping the Colour 1981) and Charles was shot at (Australia 1994) the RPOs didn't fire and both continued the engagement - resilience!

What is it with them both? Is it mental illness? They have such an extraordinary sense of entitlement, lack of self awareness, etc

I think there is mental illness, plus alcohol/drug abuse plus I think their personalities are toxic together and they wind each other up. Also Meghan planned her entire marriage on being the "new Diana" - she even wore Diana's perfume to their first date 🤐

So I think fabricating the "danger" she faced as the "new Diana" was part and parcel of her forcing the relationship and demand he "protect" her. Security seems to have become the "proof of love" she demands. It started before the engagement - it was the way she outed the relationship by calling the police repeatedly and making sure she told them she was Prince Harry's girlfriend's.

It’s so bizarre, though…
What normal man wants to marry his mother?

Exactly. Don't get me started on putting Elizabeth Arden cream on his knob

I find the Diana's favourite perfume so bizarre. Such a creepy thing to do

I know - it's really odd. Harry obviously has some weird unresolved issues regarding his mother. I'm not talking about her death which are understandable but some sort of oedipus complex involving Elizabeth Arden cream and lives in a parent-child relationship (reminiscent of Edward and Wallis).

Harry (in desperation) rushed into marriage with Meghan despite the red flags as she hurried to seal the deal. He found out to his cost that the woman who presented herself as the hippichick, vegan, eco-loving simple-life girl who loved camping in Africa was in reality a woman with A-list aspirations who loved designer wardrobes, red carpets, private jets, presidential-style motorcades and longed for a billionaire lifestyle in the paparazzi capital or the world.

I have wondered who Harry should have married and it is not easy - most women in the 21st century wouldn't put up with a manchild in his 40s who thinks having a sense of humour means giggling over fart jokes. Most women wouldn't take this crap. It would need a woman of steel to manage him.

You are onto something there lunde. I always got the impression William didn't have Diana on the same pedestal at all. Diana was far from the perfect mother. No slight on her. She was very flawed and had a shit run IMO. She did her best with what she had. Her children were without her for very long periods. If anyone was going to end up dysfunctional, it should really have been William

I’m afraid I’m keeping my head down Cathy ! , I apear to be subject to a reporting spree! ,
🤷‍♀️

I thought William had ended up comforting her at various points, as the older one, when she was upset - something sticks in my head about him passing her tissues under a door and saying 'don't cry, mummy'? Now that would be hugely traumatic at the time but also an event you might come to see very differently, when an adult, as something a more stable parent would have shielded you from. Harry has said himself he doesn't remember her very well, being that bit younger, which paves the way for idealising her and forgetting the damaging stuff.

I don’t blame you, Jeff. Maybe MNHQ should go and write its own content on the popular boards it’s pissed off today. Weird strategy it has lately.

H has always had a bizarre concept of Diana. He has said he "knows Meg and Diana would be very close" Meg has proven to be very poor at managing relationships especially family. Also, Diana was whip smart. She would have recognised Meg as the two bit grifter she is from the start